Alert archive / Missouri / River Flood Warnings in 2016
River Flood Warning 10, NWS St. Louis, MO
NWS St. Louis, MO issued this river flood warning at Feb 3, 2016, 8:45 AM CST for Lewis County, Missouri. It was in force for 47 hr.
The area
The outline as issued.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 3, 2016, 8:45 AM CST (14:45 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 5, 2016, 7:30 AM CST
- In force
- 47 hr
- Issued by
- NWS St. Louis, MO
- Area
- Storm-based polygon
- Flood severity
- Minor
County Lewis County, MO
The radar
The St Louis radar (KLSX), 172 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 14:51 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The river
Written for the forecast point North Fabius River near Ewing (EWNM7). The gauge peaked at 11.27 ft at Feb 3, 2016, 11:00 AM CST.
- Action stage
- 9 ft
- Minor stage
- 11 ft
- Moderate stage
- 17 ft
- Major stage
- 20 ft
This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests
Stage from the USGS instantaneous record for site 05497150, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.
The text
As transmitted.
488
WGUS43 KLSX 031448
FLWLSX
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
FLOOD WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
848 AM CST WED FEB 3 2016
...The National Weather Service in St. Louis has issued a flood
warning for the following rivers in Missouri...
North Fabius River near Ewing
.This Flood Warning is a result of up to a half inch of rainfall the
past 24 hours and none forecast in the next 24 hours...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Heavy rains could cause river levels to rise even higher than
predicted. The National Weather Service will monitor this developing
situation and issue follow up statements as conditions or forecasts
change.
Safety message: Never drive cars, trucks, or sport utility vehicles
through flooded areas. The water may be too deep to allow for safe
passage.
This product, along with additional weather and stream information,
is available at http://water.weather.gov/ahps2/index.php?wfo=lsx.
&&
MOC111-041448-
/O.NEW.KLSX.FL.W.0010.160203T1445Z-160205T1330Z/
/EWNM7.1.ER.160203T1445Z.160204T0000Z.160204T1330Z.NO/
848 AM CST WED FEB 3 2016
The National Weather Service in St. Louis has issued a
* Flood Warning for
the North Fabius River near Ewing
* until Friday morning.
* At 7:30 AM Wednesday the stage was 10.7 feet.
* Flood stage is 11.0 feet.
* Minor flooding is forecast.
* The river is forecast to rise above flood stage by this morning and
continue to rise to near 12.2 feet by this evening. The river will
fall below flood stage by tomorrow morning.
&&
Fld Latest 7 a.m. Forecast
LOCATION Stg Obs Stg 02/04 02/05 02/06 02/07 02/08
North Fabius River
Ewing 11.0 10.73 11.2 8.4 6.7 6.0 5.4
&&
LAT...LON 4012 9175 4014 9169 3995 9152 3991 9154
$$1 follow-up statement
356
WGUS83 KLSX 040042
FLSLSX
FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ST LOUIS MO
642 PM CST WED FEB 3 2016
...The flood warning is cancelled for the following river in
Missouri...
North Fabius River near Ewing
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
Safety message: Never drive cars, trucks, or sport utility vehicles
through flooded areas. The water may be too deep to allow for safe
passage.
This product, along with additional weather and stream information,
is available at http://water.weather.gov/ahps2/index.php?wfo=lsx.
&&
MOC111-040112-
/O.CAN.KLSX.FL.W.0010.000000T0000Z-160205T1330Z/
/EWNM7.1.ER.160203T1425Z.160203T1745Z.160203T2133Z.NO/
642 PM CST WED FEB 3 2016
The Flood Warning is cancelled for
the North Fabius River near Ewing.
* At 5:30 PM Wednesday the stage was 10.8 feet.
* Flood stage is 11.0 feet.
* Fell below flood stage at 3:33 PM Wednesday.
* The river will continue to fall to 8.1 feet by Friday morning.
&&
Fld Latest 7 a.m. Forecast
LOCATION Stg Obs Stg 02/04 02/05 02/06 02/07 02/08
North Fabius River
Ewing 11.0 10.75 9.8 8.1 6.6 5.9 5.4
&&
LAT...LON 4012 9175 4014 9169 3995 9152 3991 9154
$$The office that day
Everything else NWS St. Louis, MO issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 2, 7:15 PM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | LSX | Knox, Lewis | 4 hr |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.